Three Rules

Three Rules

by Marie Drake

Book review by Jason Moser, Author

Review for Three Rules also posted on Amazon.com: Five of Five Stars

Powerfully Suspenseful, Emotionally Charged Mystery

'Three Rules' is an emotionally charged mystery that will truly touch your heart and challenge your mind. A fiction suspense thriller based on deep seated emotions, you can't help but feel the pain Hope Wellman is forced to contain inside of her for over eight years. The story shows how vulnerable and utterly horrifying a child's life can be when there is a member of the family who abuses that child in ways you can only imagine and use fear to keep the child from telling.

The emotional roller coaster of a life for Hope reaches both ends of the spectrum all in the same breath. One minute she is the happiest girl on earth, the next she is lost in the terror built within and around her through years of unimaginable sexual abuse by her step-father's half-brother, Lucas.

When Lucas Wellman disappears in a boating incident and his body is never found, Hope thinks she can finally find closure for the years of horror she endured. Though she has a sense of relief that her tormentor will never touch her ever again, she is haunted by every sound and shadow; Hope can't escape the thought of what Lucas has done to her and that he may still be out there.

After her best friend, Joey, gets attacked, a good friend attempts suicide, a couple of notes bearing the words "a promise is a promise" (something Lucas had often told her), and two cufflinks bearing the initials L.W. mysteriously show up, the nightmares get worse.

When Lucas shows up at the cemetery where Hope is trying to find her suggested closure and it seems like the typical path for the book is about to come full circle, the real action begins and the perfect twist in the plot happens which you will never see coming.

The deeply emotional feelings portrayed throughout the story and the powerfully suspenseful plot are perfectly written into a non-stop thriller you won't want to put down. It is very organized, well written, uniquely original, and the perfect story for suspense mystery lovers. Three Rules will definitely not disappoint!